Substitute Bus Service Between Ossining and Philipse Manor to Start in August for Metro-North

SLEEPY HOLLOW, NY — Substitute bus service will be provided beginning August 1 between the Philipse Manor and Ossining stations on the Hudson Line.

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The bus service will continue through the first quarter of 2017.

Metro-North said this is part of the next phase of the railroad’s Superstorm Sandy Resiliency Project.

Because of reduced track capacity in this zone, morning reverse peak and evening reverse peak trains must operate on an express track, which results in the inability of trains to stop at the Philipse Manor and Scarborough stations.

Railroad crews are making on-going improvements to 30 miles of power, communication and signal infrastructure damaged by Superstorm Sandy.

The schedule, provided by Metro-North, will be as follows:

Northbound, morning reverse peak service:

• Substitute bus service will be provided at the Philipse Manor and Scarborough stations for the 5:36 a.m., 6:20 a.m., 6:50 a.m., 7:23 a.m., 7:45 a.m., and 8:15 a.m. trains from Grand Central Terminal. Customers traveling to these stations will connect to dedicated substitute bus service at Tarrytown, resulting in an additional 13 minutes of travel time to Philipse Manor and 19 minutes of travel time to Scarborough.

Southbound, evening reverse peak service:

• Substitute bus service will be provided for the 4:06 p.m., 4:32 p.m., 5:06 p.m., 6:09 p.m., 7:06 p.m. and 8:06 p.m. departures from the Scarborough station, and the 4:10 p.m., 4:36 p.m., 5:10 p.m., 5:42 p.m., 6:13 p.m., 7:10 p.m. and 8:10 p.m. departures from the Philipse Manor station. Customers from Scarborough and Philipse Manor will board substitute buses to Tarrytown, with an additional 24 minutes of travel time from Scarborough, or 18 minutes from Philipse Manor.